White Sox option Duncan Davitt to Triple-A Charlotte in spring training cuts

The Chicago White Sox optioned right-handed reliever Duncan Davitt to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, March 6 as part of the club’s first formal round of spring training roster moves. The move was one of 10 roster changes that day - nine players were reassigned to minor-league camp and Davitt was sent to Charlotte - clearing space in big-league camp while preserving Davitt for the organization.

Davitt entered the cuts after making two Cactus League appearances and did not allow an earned run over four innings. RotoWire summarized the spring line this way: “Davitt made two appearances in the Cactus League this spring and didn't allow an earned run over four innings.” His preseason game log shows a 2/21 outing against Oakland of 2.0 innings with one strikeout, two walks, two hits and one unearned run, and a 2/26 outing against Los Angeles of 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and no walks.

The 26-year-old righty is listed with a 2025 Triple-A track record of a 5.03 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 48.1 frames, and RotoWire noted he will officially begin the 2026 campaign at Charlotte. Heavy’s profile lists Davitt at 6'3", 235 lbs, born 9/23/1999 in Des Moines, IA, a product of Iowa and carried the draft line “2022: Rd 18; Pk 28 (TB).” RotoWire’s preseason roster page shows him as number 67 with a position label of SP on the White Sox roster page.

Sources differ on how the organization and outlets classify Davitt’s role. Several outlets described him as a reliever during Cactus League work, while Heavy lists his position as SP and Roundtable projected a starter’s profile. Roundtable reported in full: “In addition to the nine players reassigned to minor league camp, the White Sox also optioned right-handed pitcher Duncan Davitt to Triple-A Charlotte.… The White Sox did place him on the 40-man roster to protect him from Rule 5 poaching. He threw four scoreless innings in big league camp this spring, but the 26-year-old will now head to Charlotte, where he is expected to anchor the Triple-A rotation. He’s another pitcher who could find himself in Chicago at some point this season.”

The first-round cuts also included reassigned prospects such as left-handed pitcher Shane Murphy and former first-round pick Jacob Gonzalez. Roundtable noted Murphy made two appearances for 2.2 innings in camp, allowing one hit and one run, and was not protected on the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 Draft. After Friday’s moves the White Sox had 57 players remaining in camp: 30 pitchers, five catchers, 11 infielders and 11 outfielders, with Opening Day less than three weeks away.

Davitt’s option preserves a 40-man roster spot and gives the White Sox a depth candidate who, based on spring performance and organizational projection, will start the year at Triple-A Charlotte but remains on the short list for a call-up if Chicago needs pitching during the 2026 season.